I just wanted to share some of my favorite resources for fashion design and sewing. I love books, maybe it is my age or desired learning style.
Books
Our local chapter has collected a great many books that are available to check out for a month at a time to any member of ASG. … Read the rest
High Society: The Portraits of Franz X. Winterhalter, featured exhibit at the Fine Art Museum of Houston through August 12th, 2016.
Franz Xaver Winterhalter, the 19th century’s most renowned portraitist of European aristocracy, captured the elegance and opulence of his distinguished sitters with an unrivaled brilliance. The 
comprehensive exhibition High Society: The Portraits of Franz X.… Read the rest
Pattern Review Weekend 2016 – Chicago
I just returned home from an amazing 3 day weekend with my sewing people. 15 years ago, a new sewer, computer programmer decided to create a gathering space for sewing folk. Today the site has over 400,000 members across the world. I will admit I am not an every day user of the website, sometimes I think I go months or years at one point without using the site. … Read the rest
The more you know about how something is created, the more you can appreciate the craftsmanship. This applies to not only garments, but also hats. Recently, members of Plano ASG along with members of the Dallas Millinery Society toured the HatCo Stetson/Resistol factory in Garland, TX. John Stetson first marketed the iconic cowboy hat over 150 years ago. … Read the rest
by Sandie Gregio
Magg
ie Tinnin and I attended a three day class at Quilting by the Bay in Panama City, Florida given by Nancy Mahoney. It took us two days to drive to Florida since flying with a sewing machine is difficult, and we took our husbands. After checking into our hotel, I drove to the quilt shop to scope it out. … Read the rest
Musings on Memories and Clothing
Now showing at Contemporary Theatre of Dallas through March 6, 2016 “Love, Loss and What I Wore by by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron ”
Superstar sisters Delia Ephron and the late, great Nora wrote some of the most popular romantic comedies in history, including Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally.… Read the rest
I thought that the ASG membership would be interested in attending the February program presented by Lisa Covert, who attended the Decadence show with me.
Registration closes January 15th !!!
Pack your bags and your sewing room for three days of sewing with your fellow sewists.
Come and bring your new projects or unfinished works.
Start off by claiming your Retreat Goodie Bag
Optional excursion to fabric store on Friday AM with demo & gift bag
Optional knitting with beads class Friday PM –
Share your best sewing tips and learn from others
Contests and prizes
Enjoy the company with fellow sewists
Share ideas, get feedback on projects and complete UFO’s
Full Registration includes 3 nights lodging and 7 meals.… Read the rest
You are welcome to work on your own projects, but here are the projects we will be teaching for January and the supply lists. Note, cutting and pressing stations will be provided. All of the January projects will keep you warm and can be made quickly!
For hat – 1/2 yard polar fleece (note this will make 2 hats)
For the reversible cowl – 3/8 yard of polar fleece two different colors/prints or you can use 2 ready made scarves – check thrift shops or dollar store for bargains
It’s that time again….. Time to celebrate all we have experienced together as a chapter in the past year and look forward to all we hope to accomplish together in 2016. In keeping with the idea of celebration, we will be enjoying a theatrical theme this year.All The World’s a Stage!… Read the rest
What is a Shop Hop? There are many kinds but in this article, we will stick to quilt stores. A Shop Hop is a group of quilt stores who agree to participate in a common program for a limited length of time to produce a common quilt. Each store might sell one block in the common quilt. … Read the rest
Leather Handbags
My summer projects have been focused on leather handbags. My first handbag was a bucket bag, adapted from a pattern by Fabu-Leather.
I used beautiful lightweight leather purchased in New York, on my shopping adventure with Sheryl documented in a previous post. The big question with sewing leather is : Can I sew it with my home machine? … Read the rest
